A 20-year-old Sleepy Eye man has been charged with 3rd-degree criminal sexual conduct in Nicollet County over allegations that he raped an underage girl. Justin Wayne Karstens was reportedly a guest in the girl’s North …

The Gaylord Police Department is offering a reward for information on a residential burglary that involved the death of the family’s dog. The burglary of the garage at the Kranz residence on Second Street in …

A man wanted on several charges in Louisiana has been captured in Blue Earth County. 37-year-old Nelson Thomas Canter made an appearance in Blue Earth County Court on Tuesday, and was ordered held in connection …

Felony charges have been filed against a Truman man who escaped from the State Security Hospital in St. Peter earlier this year. 26-year-old William Daniel Pfeffer Jr walked away from the lower security portion of …

State health officials have now confirmed 22 human cases of West Nile virus in Minnesota so far this season, and the number continues to grow. The Minnesota Department of Health’s Dave Neitzel says the state …

The New Ulm District 88 School Board on Tuesday approved the resignations of 9 district employees, including Washington Elementary Principal and District Technology Director Bill Sprung. District 88 Superintendent Harold Remme says that the Principal …

The Minnesota state fire marshal’s office says an overheated air compressor caused the deadly Memorial Day explosion and fire at a paper mill in Sartell. A report released this week says that the overheated compressor …